The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-20

have piece of land-about six acres-that wish
to plant in cotton Please advise me as to the best
method OF cultivang to bring about tho best yield
and wheat is the best variety Of cotton seed to plant
for staple and pgoluciiveness. The land is only
tOlerably good. Might produce one-third bale to
the acre without any fertilizer Can manage and
ferize it so as to make one bale to the with
ont danger of burning the crop? On one side ofthe
"patch" there is about acre of it called by far
mers 'cTaw-Gsh" land Wet and gravelly, how can
this be improved? The land was bedded last spring
but not cultivated. Was planted in corn Last year.
the stock has kept the grass and weeds down. Give
me plan for the first blowing, when or how, guam
ty Of fertilizer the distance Of the apart, and
the distance OF plants in the drill.
@ What is the best method of taking up pine
stumps? Can they be twisted out bya long strong
lever and chain by horse or OK team. notice this
recommended, but don't know if it would apply to
the pine stump.
g. Which is the best poultry journal in circula-
ton.
/. You ought to have described nature of
soil, whether light or heavy, and whether fill
ed with humus or not. Clay lands will bear
heavier manuring than sandy-land filled with
humus will stand heavy doses of manure with
out burning. Assuming your soil to be mod
erately supplied with humus (having laid out
year, you might bring up the yield to bale
of cotton per acre by judicious manuring.
Compost is the safest manure. One made by
Furman's formula30 bushels stall manure,
30 bushels cotton seed, 400 pounds acid phos-
plate and 200 pounds kainit-will be suitable.
Let the land alone till about the first of April,
then break it with two-horse scooter as deep as
possible. If you cannot run such scooter,
turn over shallow with one-horse turn
pillow and follow in Same furrow with
long, narrow scooter. Follow plows with
roller to break and mash down clods,
uY1liy,
harrow, disc, shares or acme, and repeat the
rolling and narrowing till the land is in very
fine filth. This done, lay off wide and deep
drills four feet apart, ana put compost in at
the rate of one-haf the quantity mentioned
above to the acre and list on it. In the list
burrows put the other half of compost and COM
plete bed This may be done one or two weeks
before planting time. At planting time drag
down the beds lightly. so as to reduce their
heighth, and give a clean, fresh surface. Plant
seed, covering lightly; chop out to one stalk
every fifteen inches and cultivate shallow, with
scrape, from first to last. Other things being
equal, shallow cultivation is the secret of
making cotton. Not prepared to say which is
the best variety of cotton.
The "crawfish' part of land needs drainage.
Tile draining would be BEST but is expensive /;
cost from forty to fifty dollars an acre.
In tho absence of drainage, throwing up
into high beds, and keeping the beds high all
through the season, is the next best plan. 1t
| is also expensive as most of the cultivation
| has to be done with the hoe. Would not risk
| heavy applications of manure on such land if
| not drained.
| 2. The stump problem is not yet solved
| For farmers to operate, the plan you mention
| is probably the best. After the larger roots